Anthea is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1990 and has grown less common since.
Anthea is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,179 for girl births in the United States (and #17,288 across all names), given to 9 babies. Anthea first appears in 1932 and peaked in 1990 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,179 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,627 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,121 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #9,638 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,013 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,388 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #8,202 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #8,841 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #10,960 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,544 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,071 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,111 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #17,147 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,287 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,146 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #12,545 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #11,699 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #11,735 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #9,970 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #8,946 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #6,521 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,103 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,330 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #8,818 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #5,962 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,428 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,647 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,081 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,624 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,118 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,708 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,532 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,104 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,463 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #4,705 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,565 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #4,858 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,424 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,192 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,693 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,561 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,293 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #4,175 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,169 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #4,525 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,109 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #4,087 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #3,917 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,618 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,609 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,046 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,792 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #5,990 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,547 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,427 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | #3,785 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,229 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #3,493 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #4,886 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,510 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #4,369 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,554 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #5,318 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,018 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | #3,361 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #3,261 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,532 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,343 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,238 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,678 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,245 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,678 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,458 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,447 |